Police record statement from Dr Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's statement was recorded yesterday to assist in the investigation regarding disparaging remarks made against the Royal Institution as published by a news portal on June 6.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said statements were also taken to assist in the investigation from the former chairman of Pejuang Federal Territory Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan and former Pejuang deputy president Datuk Marzuki Yahya.

He said the case was still at the investigation stage and the public is advised to not speculate or share wrong information to disrupt the investigation process.

"The case is being investigated by the Classified Crime Investigation Unit (USJT), Division D5, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998," he said in a statement last night.

In another development, Mohd Shuhaily in a separate statement also confirmed that he had conducted an investigation against the Facebook account owner Iman Mustaqim who had uploaded insulting messages against the Sultan of Selangor.

He said the Facebook message had a tendency to insult or incite feelings of disloyalty towards the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Mohd Shuhaily said the case was being investigated by the Classified Crime Investigation Unit (USJT), Division D5, Bukit Aman under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

"The case is still at the investigation stage and the public is advised to not speculate or share wrong information ...," he said.

-- BERNAMA